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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
Every Man His own Amanuensis.
Washington Correspondence Kansas City


A Mr. fainter. who has long been asso-
ciated with Prof Alexander Graham. of
Bell Telephone fame, &as taken up the
Edison phonograph at the point where
he left it, and developed it from a toy to
an article of commercial value, accom-
plishing what Edison himself has long
hoped to do. The machine as perfected
has been seen by a number of gentlemen
interested in such matters. and, before
long, it Will be given to the public.
1t is constructed on the same principal
as the phonograph, but with different me
terials, and, instead of giving out a
squeaking, metallic sound as when the
sheet of tin foil was used, it now pro-
duces full, sonorOus sound, which
can be distinctly heard and understood
in any part of any ordinary room. The
conversation which a person may adj
dress to the graphophOne is recorded
upon thin sheets of wax in the shape
of tube placed upon a cylinder One
of these little tubes will hold 900 words.
A merchant. for instance, who has
forty letters To answer, can set before
one of these machines. turn the crank,
and talk his answers directly into the
machine which records them upon the
wax tube in the same manner as in the
old photography. Afterward one of
| these little tubes can be slipped off the
| cylinder and sent by mail to any part of
| the country. When received it will only
be necessary to put the wax tube into a
similar machine and it will reproduce
the words of the original speaker as often
as may be wished.
Tubes or envelopes, in which To en-
close these wax tubes, have been in
vented and accepted by the Post-Otfice
| Department for transmission through
| the mails. The thin wax tubes for use
in the graphophOne will be ON sale at all
| stationery stores at about the same rate
as letter paper. As soon As this machine
comes into general Use 1t VIII make
| every one his own amanuensis, doing
away with the necessity for private
secretary. stenOgrapher or type
! writer. And it will be a preventative OF
| forgery. since it reproduces the exact
voice of the speaker So those who are
familiar with it will recognize it at once.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
Small POx

"A member of my family was taken
down with the Small Pox l immesii-
ately commenced to use Darbys Prophy-
Tactic Fluid. Ii kept the atmosphere of
the room pure and fresh. The patient
was greatly relieved, and never for a mo-
ment delirious; was not pitted. and was
about the house again in three weeks,
and no others had it."-JAMEs w. PARK
INSoN. Ed. The Caterer" Phila., Pa.
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A Philanthropist Remembered.
Hartford Post.

At one of the Massachusetts town
meetings on Monday an appropriation
of 1926 was made To pay a certain per
son for services for several years in
kicking small stones out of the road as
he walked along" Ii would seem to be
time that the philanthropists who kick
banana peel and orange skins off the
sidewalks should be recognized.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
A Innyh Old Nan.

Mr.. Robert Dresser died in Deering.
Me-. last week. aged 81, and the Port
land Argus saws of him: 1T may be of
interest to our readers TO be informed
that Mr.. Dresser has been a constant
subscriber To tins journal for 63 consecu-
tive wears
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Weather Indications.

East Florida fair 1reather, stationary
temperature, rdriabie rinds.
Vest F7Oridd-Edir heather, sta
tiondry temperature, rdridbte rin0s.
generdiiy Southeriy
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
For Sale.

n FINE BEARING GROVE, OF THREE
HUNDRED TREES, in splendid condition.
Coed Residence, Packing Hons. and Barn; ex-
eeIIent Well Water.
Also. wood land, the whole comprising ten
acres. enclosed with hrst-class Faried Wire
Fence; near Palatka-
Terms easy. For fun particulars, addr'ss
L., Box 80, Palatka, Fla mhl6-3w
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WHY Jones Keep. I'D.

The Omaha World had this headline:
"A Liar Runs to Cover" and as soon
as the paper appeared on the streets.
every man in thescity started to patrol
the most public thoroughfares.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

Putnam Chapter. No. 9. X. a. Masons.
Regular conversations second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
w. j. VINEGAR, NJ. T.. III. T..
&. J, JOSEPH. Sec. mil Lift
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NoTICE-All parties indebted To NJ. w.
King * Co. are requested to make I'M
mediate payment to
MUMMY. STOCKTON * might.
ApS-Iw jacksonville. Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

For SALE--Twenty Acres of high
pine land, seven miles from Palatka. If
sold within 30 days. cheap for cash. APP
ply to t. ECCLEs. at +. T. Lanes store.
aps-6t
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For RENT IN SEvILLE-Handsnme
Brick Store. 26x6O feet. Apply to q. y.
Healey, Seville Real Estate Exchange.
jal4 If
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Parker'S InterIaCnen Dye Works

Al KINIS OF LADIES SILK AID
~ MOOltn Dresses Dy cd Hnd Cleaned wih-
out ripping. Gent emsn's tloifing thhn'h
aud Dyea IN the most perfect manner hiro
Piano and Table Covers, LaDbreputns etc,
T.. x. fAHkAR CO., agents for Pal ika
and vicinity, VIII give you information ~ re-
Knrd 10 pr Ces. etc. NFlO w
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Why is Birmingham. Ala, like the
Grand Republic" Cigarros: Because it
is getting a National reputation
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

Tags of all kinds and sizes supplied by
the News Steam Printing Works. ja1s-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

Orders received for pu.ting III Water
Pipes at the store of +. L Lane. contrac-
tor for the Water Works company.
Prices low and work guaranteed.
Mch 23-tf f.. T. LANE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
MARKET REPORTS.
FINANCIAL

NEW YORK. April L--Excnange fairly ac-
tive and strong AT +s61 4se1@- Money easy
at 316, closing offered A. Sub-Treasury, gold,
$l35.G9, Sub-rreasury. currency. Sl5.ss4-
Governments dull but firm-f per cents, ssls
dlO. state Bonds dull and steady.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
For sale.

Look Here, About two car loads good
seasoned luml,er delivered in Palatka
for SO per thousand, cash. Address
Horace f. Dent, Grove Park, Fla.
mh1s-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

unllcan i've "A lone, ana make moro
"IImoney nj work for us than nj anvil
~ else IN this world. Capital not nc"dc'i'
Won are started free. Both sexes; sll age .
Anyon, ca a do the work. Large oai nings sue
from FIRST start. Costly Ouint and terms it"i:
Ibettsr not delay. Costs you nothing 80 zrui
as your address, nnd md out: ~ Jou are VINO
you will do 50 ~ -L.". ~. HALLETT 60.
poTtan1. hhtne. dc'-b
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
4 Wide Difference.

People who are always in high spirits
soon wear out. says physician. Ii may
be. but people who are always low spir-
tied wear other people out.
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They ENrlaim!

What do you do with all the Goods i'm
your establishment. is a question we have
Ia answer very frequently.
Why, sell them. is our reply. We fear
nothing and buy the very best Clothing
and Gents Furnishing Goods i'm the mar
ket.
Our long experience in the Clothing
business. has given us the correct idea:
thus We are enabled To buy Stock tn
suit one and all.
Our Spring and Summer Stock. with
few exceptions. Is at hand and ready for
inspection.
The Stock consists of Mems, Boys and
Youths Clothing of all descriptions.
In Shoes we keep up our usual Stock.
Our prices will compare favorably with
any fair competitor North or South.
We are not selling at cost, nor below
cost. but we take all advantages in buy
ing Stock, at the very lowest prices and
give our customers the benefit thereof.
All we ask is call before purchasing
elsewhere. and If we cannot please you
We will leave You with "A smile
MARCUS LOEB.
ellis Block. Lemon street. Palatka. Fla.
inherit
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

LosT-A twisted gold bracelet, with
enameled ends. The finder will he lib
orally rewarded by returning same to
Cooks ticket office. - Front street.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
SCARED INro REFORMATION.
An Old RaIIroader's story-A Close Call
for n Drunken Man. II

An Old RaiIroader's story-A Close Call
for Drunken Man. n
"0ut on our Nebraska line, near Sutton,
Clay county," said o railroader, who for
many years had owed allegiance 10 the
great Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
"there used 70 live man named Potter
rather old man, who had seen better
( days, but who was then living in dugout,
I about two miles from town, and close by
, the railroad track. He was q fearful old
drunkard, too, and used to go to town
about every other day and fill up at Pat
] Curran's saloon, starting home late in the
evening, and always taking the railroad
! track. Being an old man, and not able to
stand such big and bad doses Of liquor as
! Pat gave him, he often fell down on the
track and went to sleep. Time and again
our boys stopped their trains on discover
! ing old Potter ahead, and, of course, saved
his life every time they did it. 1t got to
be so that it was rule of the road along
| by Sutton to look out for old Potter
| After time the boys got tired of it, and
got the local agent to notify the old man
that he'd got to keep off the track or get
hurt. This had no effect, and Potter used
our ties for bed quite as often as before
One winters night in 1874 Dave Thomp-
son-he's now superintendent at Lincoln,
but he was then freight conductor-one
night Dave was running an extra cattle
train from Lowell, and as they reached
the top of the hill going down to Sutton,
Dave was in the engine cab, and he said:
"'Keep sharp lookout for old Potter.
If he's on let's give him a scare
"Pretty soon the engineer sighted
dilapidated form ahead on the track, and
declared that it was the old man. whistle
for brakes said Thompson, but let her
run pretty free, and We'll shake the old
man up Bit ...
"The boys all entered into the spirit of
thing. Their purpose was to run the loco
motives nose right into the old man and
rouse him without hurting him, with the
idea of giving him good scare. But the
weight of the train and the grade proved
pretty bad things to calculate to such
fine point, and when the locomotive
reached the old man the boys all had
their hearts in their throats and a feeling
that they were little better than murder
ers. They jumped down, expecting to
find Potter all mashed to pieces, but there
he was under the engine, snug up against
the fire box, where he had been rolled and
pushed along on the snow for two or three
rods. He was evidently warm on the
side next the fire box and cold on the
other, for just as the boys got to him they
heard him mutter:
c. 4 shay, ole 'oman-shay-yer pullin'
all Ter cover off'n me-
''Well, the boys got him out, and were
delighted to find that he wasn't much
hurt. As soon as they got him thor
oughly reused he was the most fright
ened man that ever was. That scare
proved his salvation, for he braced up and
reformed, and now owns one of the finest,
best stocked farms in Clay county. I got
this story from one of our Nebraska men,
and know it to be true Chicago Herald
''Train Talk
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
It'd Bits from the South Sea.

The steward laid large roll on the
table, and, unwinding an inch or two of
curious looking leaves, revealed dark
brown substance resembling cream cheese
in consistency. He cut off piece with
his knife and ate it with great relish
while everybody else held his nose and
protested, except q reporter, who drew
near the offensive condiment to inyesti-
gate.
"What is it, anyhow 9'' he asked.
"That is the famous maidrai of the
South Sea islands, replied Steward
Mather, and is too palatable by far for
any one to mind little thing like its
smell. 1t was sent to me by Dr. Rosen,
who lives on one of the islands. People
generally think that the South Sea island
ers are cannibals, but it isn't so. They
quit that long ago. Fruit is their food
staple now, and this maidrai is their
favorite edible"
sit is, eh9' said Gus Williams, presi.
dent of the club. ''Well, then, they'd
better go back to cannibaling again about
as soon as they can."
"That's all right" said the steward,
"but wait till you hear how this is made.
This is simply lot of bananas yams and
fruit they call the taro, all pounded to.
gether until they become thick and rich
looking paste. The paste is wrapped ur
tightly in layers of dried leaves of the
banana tree in rolls like this, and buried
in pits on the seashore dug between high
and low tidewater mark. 1t is left there
in sweet repose, with the salt water filter
ing into the pits upon it as the tide rise.
over them, for one year, by which time II
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
A Chance for Inventors.

1t has been estimated that the present
mode OF branding cattle in the western
country damages their hides to the extent
OF about 1000, 900 annually, which is
tolerably large sum for the cattle raisers
and the meat consuming public to pay
every year, to maintain practice which
is cruel, improvident and unnecessary.
There must of course be some distin.
gushing mark placed upon range cattle
ia order to know who they belong to, and
1T must be one which will endure weather
and wear, and which cannot easily be al.
tered or obliterated by dishonest men.
But there must be q better way to accom-.
plish this end than burning enormous
brands upon the most valuable portions Of
the hide, and multiplying them with every
change of ownership. * T., a5
An intelligent writer in The New York
Live Stock Journal discusses this matter
at length and suggests some alternatives
which are probably the best and only ones
Rt present known, yet none of them fre
practical. Among them are the use Of
acids or stains, coloring the horns or cut
ting them at different lengths, brands on
the hoof or horn, ear marks, the use OF
tags, etc. But all of these lack the ele.
ments of. sufficient variety, permanence
and security; Yankee ingenuity should
surely find something better. tigl.s
Z Ii some device or plan could be hit upon
to take the place of the branding iron, it
would doubtless be universally adopted
through the west and secure fortune, tc
the inventor There are many men OF
genius and science among our regular
readers, and we commend the subject to
their attention; it is worthy of serious
consideration n.--New York Market Jour.
nal. - ht,v4fiy1 3os sfl.i ,l a.,F
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
Where POIiteness Paid.

In an ancient and very wealthy town near
Philadelphia live two brothers who began
life penniless, and are both unbelievably
illiterate for their age, their locality and
their time. One is master mason, one q
master carpenter, and they are between
40 and 90 years old. OF the two the ma
son has O decided advantage in person and
solid sense, and he has had little trade
competition to impede him. But poor and
struggling he is. and poor and struggling,
unless by miracle, he will remain till the
end of the chapter, while the carpenter is
the owner of several houses that rent for
a high price, and might, if he pleased, live
henceforth at case in his own artistic and
luxuriously equipped house.
The whole secret is in the carpenter's
scrupulously polite manner No patron
was too Insignificant for him to try to
please. When summoned to consulta-
tion his shoes were carefully scrubbed at
the door, his hat came off his head the in
stant he was inside the house, and re-
manned off, and especially if his employer
were feminine was it treat to watch him
receive her instructions, listen deferentially
to her suggestions, enter into her views
with respectful appreciation, follow her
about, measuring rule in hand, and wait
uron her indecisions as if time were a
valueless detail, then set himself ardently
to reduce her somewhat impracticable
ideal to possibility. When his hieroglyphic
bills came in they were guessed out with
shrieks of laughter. They proved that If
he treated madam like duchess he made
her pay like q duchess, and that every
moment of his apparently spendthrift time
had been counted, but the thriftiest of
lady patronesses neither rebelled nor called
in a rival workman. Such carpenter
was luxury worth his price. .-Providence
Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
Hew to Gain Flesh and strength.

Use after each meal Scott's Emulsion
With H;IypophoGsphites. It i as palatable sI,
rapidity with which delicate people i'm
prove with its use is wonderful. Use it
and try your weight. Asa remedy for
CONSUMPTION, Throat affections and
Bronchitis, it is unequaled. Please
-ead: II used Scott's Emulsion in a
child eight months old with good.re-
suits, He gained four pounds IN a very.
short time.n-THo. PRIM, M. D., Ala
bama. feb 10-1m0
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03
a POWERFUL TONIC
that the mast delicate stomach will bear.
a SPECIFIC FOR MALARIA,
RHEUMATISM,
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.

and all Germ Dseases
Bellevue Hospital, n. y "Uuiversally snccessful. -
st. Francis Hospital, n Y. with Kaskinc has been
discharged cured"
DR.. L X. White L. q. Examining surgeon
writes: "Kaskile is the best medicine made"
DR.. L. NJ. Grssher, 80 Enst I2lst st New York
City, has cured $50 patients with Raskiue after
quinine and all OF or dTuPs had failed. He saws: /:
at Is undoubtedly the best medicine ever dis.
covered" s.
Prof W.T.. Holcombr. VI. n 81 East 25th ST.,
N. Y. (late PrJi. In y. Med collrge) writes :
"Kasknc is superior to quiz inc In it's specific pow
er, aud never pruducrs the s!ighte.t iInry to the
hearing or constitution.
Rev. Jas. L. Hall, Chaplain Albany Prnitentiary,
writes that Kaskine has cured hts wife, ter twenty
years suffering frOi: malaria and nervous dyspepsia.
Write him for particulars.
Thou ands upon thousands write that Kaskne
has Cared them after all other medicines had failed.
Write for book Of testimonials. r-
Kaskine car he taken wi ilhout any special medical
advice. Si.00 per bottle, Sold by j. Humphrey
or SEM bv mail on rec, ipt of lricc
KhSKINE CO.. 8 Warren ST., New York.
feb24-T7ly it|
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-03

ALady's Unfortunate Experience,
Was that of one of our acquaintance
who suffered from scr0itila, a yellow
and distress of the stom-
ach, for years before using DIR. Harter's
Iron Tonic, which finally cured lier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The suit OF Madame Fursch Madi agains. the
National Opera Company, for $7,073 as unpaid
salary, trial at New York, was yesterday de-
Fred Morgan was hanged at Louisville. Ga. :,
yesterday. for numbering his mistress, Emma
Lewis. Both were colored. Morgan first shot
and then disemboweled her.
John w. Smith, q white man, and leader of q
gang Of desperadoes, was hanged yesterday. in
Heard county, Georgia. for the murder Of Bonner
Barker, a former confederate.
Stephen Washburn of Wilton, N Y, well l.
TODD farmer. aged seventy five years, commit :
mitted suicide on Thursday night by cutting his
throat from ear to ear. He failed to sever the
jueular vein, however, and went to a shed, took
a halter strap. tied one end around his throat
and fastened the other TO q beam. He strangled
to death.
A collision occurred yesterday morning be-
tween a passenger train and a freight train, on
the SchuylkIll Valley railroad. at Parker's
Landing. several miles north of Phenixville.
Pa. Charles DeHaven, fireman Of the passen-
ger train was instantly killed. and Geo. Paxton,
the engineer, seriously injured. DeHaven
leaves a widow and one child
j. P. johnson, a photographer, was foun d
dead il his gallery at Verona, Pa, yesterday
afternoon, with an ugly cash across the head,
evidently inflicted with a blunt instrument Of
some kind. When discovered he was lying on
his face the floor. and had been dead some
time It is supposed that he was murdered, but
there is no cew to the perpetrator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-18
Big Day at New Haven.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, June 17-Over 100, 900
strangers, not including the military, naval,
war veterans and invited guests were in the city
to-day to witness the exercises Of the dedication
OF the soldiers and sailors monument at East
Rock Park Business was almost entirely sus-
pended. All the public and private buildings
were profusely decorated wit flags and bunting.
The opening exercises commenced last night
with a reception to Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
Terry, Schofeld Sickles and other soldiers by
the local Grand Army posts. The parade this
morning was the finest ever given in New Haven.
Over ten thousand men were in line. In the
procession were over five hundred school boys in
uniform. who rendered patriotic songs during
the march. They were followed by thirty eight
decorated barges, representing the States of the
Union, and occupied by delegations of young
ladies from fftyt Sunday schools. all appro-
priately attired. After a march of five miles the
procession reached the Rock, where they were
greeted with a salute by the artillery. The
ercises at the Rock included an opening address
by President Timothy Dwight. of Yale, who pre-
sided: invocation by Rev. DR.. HARDWOOD, rector
of Trinity Church an Grafton by Rev. Newman
Smvth. D. D., pastor of Center Church; short
addresses from Gen. Sam1 E. Merwin. Town
Agent Reynolds and Mayor York. National
airs were sung by tie memorial guard and
large chorus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-18
THE FIRE RECORD.

Fourteen Alarms Yesterday at Chicago, but
No Very Serious Results Follow.
CHICAGO, June 17.-Up to 1130 P. NJ. tonight
there had been fourteen separate fires in Chi
cago since sunrise. Two were in the lumber
district, during the afternoon, and, for
a time. threatened great destruction. Twenty
three engines and two fire-boats.
quickly cor centrsted, proved equal to the
emergency, however. and the loss in the
lumber yards will not exceed $4,000 About
$40 900 of this falls on the Hinckey Planning
mill Company. j. H. Pearson q Co. are well in
sured The remainder of the loss is divided
among several firms, There evidence of
incendiarsm, and the blaze is attributed to over
heating of the lumber in the drying process used
by one of the firms. Most of the other fires
were extnguished with trifing loss, and arose
from a variety of causes.
About dusk flames broke out in Crane Broth
ers' foundry on Stewart avenue The neighbor-
hood is densely inhabited by Bohemians and
Poles, and they swarmed to the fire until the
streets for six blocks around were impossible.
A sidewalk on Canal street gave way beneath
the sight-seers. and number, principally girls.
received bad bruises and cuts. In another place
a pile of iron pipe rolled from under a throng of
spectators Abraham Freeman, a fourteen ear
old boy, was perhaps fatally injured. The east
half of the foundry, occupied as finishing
shop, was destroyed. The loss was SIC. 000
fully insured.
About IL M. the fourteenth alarm came
from the packing house of the Angola American
Provision Company. Tho idea of fire there
created something like CONSERVATION down town.
but it was not long before the bells announced
the flames had been subdued.